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FINGER RING. I No. 299,051. Patented May 20,1884.

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RUDOLF BRETTNER, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,051, dated May 20,1884.

Application filed March 7, 1884. No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RUDoLF BRETTNER, of the city of New York, county andState of New York, am the inventor of a new article of manufacture, thesame being a fingerring constructed with openings provided for.

holding photographic pictures and other dcsigns, of which the followingis a specification.

In the manufacture of my new article of manufacture I take the ring tobe operated on, which generally has a broad face or shanks, as usuallyused in seal-rings, and as shown in Figure l, and which shows theopenings closed, which in looks resembles the common sealring, the stonebeing set in the center. In Fig. 2 I show the openings uncovered, thethree covers or wings, a a a being thrown back, and in Fig. 3 I show thepictures in serted therein. In Figs. 4 and 5 I show modifications of thesprings which operate the wings or covers a and (1?, as hereinafterdescribed.

In making the ring containing my invention the inside is first madehollow and the apertures set down into the body of the ring at b, b, andb The part c c of the main part of the ring is not cut out, thus makingthe ring so much stronger. The wings a a a are hinged to the uppersurface of the ring at d dcl. The wingrfihasaprojecting lip, e, which,when the wing a is shut, clasps over the bevel f and serves to hold itfast when shut down. The springs g g are placed inside the body of thering, as shown in Fig. 4, the end 71. resting under the hinge d, so asto throw the wing a back open from off the aperture as soon as it isrelieved from contact with wing or cover a. Spring d rests in likemanner under hinge in cover a". The opposite ends of said springs arefastened or confined in the body A of said ring, as shown by lines insaid Fig. 5.

Instead of a straight spring, a spiral coil may be used, as shown inFig. 4. I do not intend to limit myself, however, to any particular kindof spring. In the inner edge of wing a are the holes i, into which thestuds 9' 011 wim a and stud on win a )roect when the o .7 a 1 J wing ais shut down on said wings. The surrounding rim of the apertures may becountersunk, so as to receive projections on the covers or wings, andso, when shut, prevent the water or dampness from entering and thusdestroying the picture. It will be readily seen how any other meansmaybe employed to obtain a like result. \Ve will now shut down the wingsa and a the springs g and g reslsting the pressure, the studs j and jenter the holes 5 and i as the wing 04 is pressed down over the twosides of said wings, and the said wing 0. held in position by lip eshutting over bevel f. Now, if the wing a is released, the springs causethe two wings a and a to fly up, and thus carry with them the wiing a.

If desired, the wing a may contain a stone or jewel, and not have anyaperture for a picture, but a clear open back, and only the two wings aand a cover apertures for pictures.

Any modification may be so made as to do away with the mode of fasteningthe wings a, a, and a as herein described, and I do not limit myself tothe form herein shown.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. .As a new article of manufacture, a ring having apertures or openingsfor containing two or more pictures, 850., said apertures being coveredby wings or coverings, substantially as shown, and for the purposespecified.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a ring having apertures or openings,with wings or coverings, and springs in combination with and operatingsaid wings, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a ring having apertures b, b, andIf, wings a a a operated or acted upon by springs g g, and the studs jand j, with holest' i in said covers, substantially as described, andfor the purpose specified.

WVitness my hand this 6th day of March, 1884..

RUDOLF BRETTNER.

\Vitnesses:

B. S. CLARK, M. OTYON OZINE.

